Haverford artists featured in the Biennial are popping up all over the media!

Jorge Figueroa. Untitled. 2007.

Cura, an Italian based contemporary art magazine, recently did a feature on the Biennial in their Winter 2011 issue, showcasing Alan Masey’s Line Composition Series (2010. Mixed materials. 10 x 6 cm.), an image of Robert Smith-Shabazz holding his work during Harrell’s visit to Haverford, and two photographs by Jorge Figueroa, including this untitled black & white silver gelatin print from 2000.

Alan Massey’s Line Composition Series popped up again in Flash Art’s January/February 2011 issue which included Alexander Ferrando’s interview with Harrell and Jens. (see below for an image of Line Composition Series)

Alan Massey. Line Composition Series. 2010.

Art Papers‘ January/February 2011 issue featured an article by Katherine Bovee on the Biennial, including photographs of the installation in Portland. Bovee noted that Haverford local artist Laura Deutch’s Messages in Motion and Jorge Figueroa’s photography were among “the richest work in the exhibition.”

And a special congratulations to Jorge Figueroa, whose work has been chosen to be featured in the People’s Gallery in San Francisco, and to Haverford area artists Cymantha Diaz Liakos and Robert Smith-Shabazz who will have special appearances at the People’s Gallery!

You’re officially informed about all the Biennial buzz for the moment, and goodness what a buzz it is!

P.S. Be on the lookout for an upcoming post about an upcoming talk about the Biennial that will be hosted by iCI in Chicago as well as a post on Alan Massey’s Line Composition Series!

Blogging the Biennial

Michael Rushmore is a sophomore with no definite major. Outside of class, he spends an inordinate amount of his free time looking at photographs of murals and graffiti. His favorite museum is the American Folk Art Museum.

Aubree Penneyis a junior Religion and English double major who dabbles in Classics. She happily divides her time between ancient texts and contemporary art and Co-Manages the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery. Her favorite day of the week is Tuesday.

Rachel Lim is a senior double-majoring in Political Science and Linguistics. Art, music, and Pepperidge Farm Bordeaux Cookies are a few of her favorite things.

David Richardson is a senior English major at Haverford College. He worked under Exhibits Coordinator Matthew Callinan during curator Harrell Fletcher's site visit to Haverford in the summer 2010.

People's Biennial is a traveling exhibition organized and circulated by ICI (Independent Curators International), New York. Guest curators for the exhibition are Harrell Fletcher and Jens Hoffmann. The exhibition, tour, and catalogue are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation; the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; ICI Benefactors Agnes Gund, Gerrit and Sydie Lansing, Jo Carole Lauder, and Barbara and John Robinson; and the ICI Partners.